Truss



S@PL 5, 1939- E. BARNHARD 2,171,905

` TRUSS Filed March 16, 1958 ATTORNEY. M

Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT FFCE TRUSS' Emil George Barnhar d, Philadelphia, Pa., as-

Application March 16, 1938, Serial No. 196,269

1 Claim.

One of the objects of my invention is to proivide a truss which may be worn with comfort and at the same time be ecient for the purposes intended.

Another object of my invention is tot provide a truss that may be readily adjusted to the person of the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a truss in which the pads are held in their proper position under the influence of the resilient member on which they are mounted; and with these and other objects in View my invention consists of the parts and combination of parts hereinafter pointed out.

Another object of my improved truss is to hold the hernia by pad pressure from the front of the truss frame instead of through the body of the wearer from the back to the front.

Another object of my invention is to eliminate all irritating and unwieldly back pads by crossing the straps which provide the frame work, or body of the truss frame, and which serve .as carriers for the metal side sub-frames.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved truss.

Figure 2 is a detail top plan View.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the spring metal parts of my improved truss detached.

Figure 4 is a Vertical transverse sectional View on the line 4 4, Figure 1.

The reference numeral I designates the hip members of the truss in which .are embedded suitable springs 2. These hip members terminate at one end in back straps 3 and end straps 4. These end straps 4 are provided with what I term buttonholes 5 which are adapted to engage the fasteners 6 of which there are one or more, as desired, on each hip member. Preferably .a strip of leather 'I is attached to the outside oi each hip member.

'Ihe hip members are connected at their forward ends by a flat spring 8, the ends of which are suitably secured to the forward ends of the hip members and of the springs I by means of the fasteners 9.

The spring 8 is normally bent inward from its ends toward the middle I0 toward the body of the wearer, and .are provided with elongated slots II. The pads I2, of any desired construction,v are secured to the Aspring 8 by suitable means I3 mounted in the elongated slots II and. may be adjusted to the desired position.

It will be noted by reason of the spring 8 being bent inward normally that the pads may be held rmly in their proper place `irrespective of any movement of the hip members .and resist displacement under the influence of the muscles of the abdomen.

When these straps are crossed and the ends fastened in place the truss is resting securely on the body and can not be displaced from its proper position by body movements.

My improved truss rests securely on the body Without binding at the hips, with full front pressure, and without irritating the body.

The adjusting screws I3 are provided with rings I4 whereby the user may readily manipulate the pads to the proper position.

What I claim is:

A truss comprising resilient hip pieces, fastening elements on said pieces each terminating in a combined back and side strap, button holes or other fastening elements in the free ends of said straps designed for engagement with said fastening elements, a flat resilient member connecting the forward ends of said hip pieces and normally bowed inwardly from end to end pads adjustably mounted on the inner face of said flat member.

EMIL GEORGE BARNHARD. 

